Local Government Job Trends in Rochdale

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Manchester > Rochdale

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Rochdale. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochdale 5.88% - -
As % of the General category 6.06% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £41,500 £66,350 £47,500
% change year-on-year -37.45% +39.68% +8.84%

All General Skills
Rochdale

Local Government falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Rochdale.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 33 18 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochdale 97.06% 50.00% 78.57%
Number of salaries quoted 20 5 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 £42,000 £20,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £51,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.20% +61.90% -16.00%
75th Percentile £43,250 £53,750 £51,063
90th Percentile £48,750 - £58,250
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,720
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.29% +1.31%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Rochdale.

Local Government job vacancy trend in Rochdale

Local Government
Salary Trend in Rochdale

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) IT Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft